About

Derek's is an upscale American restaurant serving iconic dishes and fresh, inventive takes on old favorites. The restaurant's dark and luxurious interior feels intimate and cozy, presenting a fine-dining ambiance in a comfortable atmosphere.

The menu is full of great American dishes from coast to coast. Guests can try a jumbo lump crabcake with avocado corn relish and lime cilantro butter, or Derek's Secret Recipe roasted chicken, which is dark meat served crispy and sweet with haricot verts and parmesan whipped potatoes. An entire section of the menu is devoted to flatbread pizzas, with recipes ranging from the traditional margherita to the interesting and unique Amadou's African chicken pizza with red peppers, sliced potatoes and mozzarella. Diners with larger appetites can finish with the Manayunk Chipwhich, a Derek's original with homemade gelato, chocolate chip cookies and caramel sauce.

Goat Cheese Salad
I love goat diary products and this is no exception, it is little in portion though, the whole salad I mean but the combination is great consisting of goat cheese obviously, lettuce, apple, walnuts, raspberry & balsamic vinegar, April 19, 2013

This was one of those nights where everything was just OK. The waiter was overly chatty and seemed confused by our every order. The food came promptly, but it seemed to have been prepared by someone with a good cookbook but without much of a flair for cooking. DW had a burger, which was delicious, and my sense is that this place is best for red-meat lovers (of which I am not one). The price was fine, so I can't really say that it wasn't worth it. It was just nothing special.

Will probably go back eventually to give it another go, but I won't hurry.

I had the Chilean sea bass and it was very salty. My wife had the butternut squash dish and found it to be extremely sweet. We were seated on the first level and it was extremely tight. I was constantly hit by the waitresses as well as the other patrons leaving or coming. This was a special occasion for us, and I was very disappointed. I would not recommend this restaurant.

I live in Manayunk & wanted a nice place for a business lunch. Perfect choice! Our waiter was super, handling special requests and so attentive. The kitchen also prepared our choices off the menu, much to our delight (could we have the freshly baked flat bread with Parmesan rather than garlic? The mushroom & steak salad with no mushrooms?) My only regret was my business partners had no time for coffee & dessert, though the waiter did tempt us with the "afters" menu, which looked great.I admired the art on the walls, though you can admire the street scene from the sidewalk tables or window seats in the front. The dining room in the back faces an outdoor garden, so lots of natural light and high ceilings. We enjoyed the restaurant. Thanks, Derek's!

Just back in town after two weeks abroad, we headed out to Dereks to pick-up on the vibe of dining what watching people walk buy like every restaurant we visited in Italy. Warm and inviting setting was matched by flawless execution from the host, wait and kitchen teams.

Sunday night isn't a typical "out to dinner" night for us - but after discovering the half priced wine bottle list at Derek's - it's about to become one. We settled on a spectacular French Sauvignon Blanc that paired exceptionally well with Derek's Secret Recipe country chicken and with the jumbo scallops with fig jam on roasted potatoes. We spilt an overly generous heirloom beet salad with mixed greens and candied walnuts - simply delightful.

In short, Derek's deserves the high marks and high praise found in the OpenTable reviews and their conscientious service team was considerate with the perfect amount of attentiveness. A grown-up dining experience for certain, we'll be back to sample more of their well rounded menu.

In general, the service is great but it fell short of expectations. First the bread that was promised was not delivered. Then, one of the credit cards was dripped from the folio. When brought to the attention of server and host, it took a while to locate. Someone had returned it to the bar and instead of getting it for us, we were told to fetch it from the bar. Just alerting you to these lapses as I've always loved coming to Derek's and want to have others that I bring there with me also have a great experience.

The food is good, personnel friendly and we like the Manayunk area for a strolll, before and/after a meal.My problem with "Ambience" on this particular day was that the air conditioner blew cold air onto us, on an already cool-enough day. We were offered a different table, to be fair, but the window view was an attraction we'd not sacrifice.

Fantastic, my second time here I had the steak with Parm mash potatoes delicious my cousin had the ribs with fries and the lobster bisque soup She loved it Best of all was byob no corking fee Sunday through ThursdayOur waiter cary was fabulous had a wonderful night out with family before heading back to south Florida

My food took a very long time to arrive at my table and I only ordered the California salad. The waiter did not check in with my table very often to give any update on my order or ask if we needed more water/drinks. My guest and I ended up going to a different establishment on the strip to continue the evening. This was not my first time at Derek's however this was by far the worse experience I've had there.

The service was very attentive and the food was good. My wife and I were just looking for a relaxing evening out and decided on dericks and glad we did. We were immediately seated upstairs and it was very nice there. I had the chicken and it was so tender I cut it with a butter knife. Definitely on my return list of restaurants!

Great food! Rigatoni was spicy and plentiful. The crab and pasta had a lot of crab but needed more pasta. The sirachi pizza was out of this world. Beer selection was great. We had 11 people and had wonderful service.